The first stone in construction is not talent, but the ability to maintain ambition and consistency within the group. It is not an easy task, as evidenced by the fact that only eight teams have managed to successfully defend their championship during the time of the Super Bowl.
On Sunday, February 7, the Kansas City Chiefs they will have the opportunity to add a name to the unique list. The problem is that opposite will be the most recent quarterback to join the exclusive club, Tom Brady, who led the Patriots to Most recent two-time NFL championship in the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
From the hand of Patrick mahomes and a prodigious offense, the Chiefs come to the duel against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as favorites by 3.5 points to lift Lombardi for the second year in a row, which might seem like a good omen towards the two-time championship. However, the last team that had a chance to lift the title in consecutive years, the Patriots, also topped the odds (-4.5) in the edition LII in which New England fell 41-33 surprisingly to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tom Brady’s résumé in the Super Bowl is so broad that he has been in every conceivable situation when it comes to two-time championships. He has achieved them and they have been prevented. Thanks to his 10th appearance in title games, the 43-year-old veteran seeking his seventh ring has also had the opportunity to deny other teams the two-time championship.
The Seattle Seahawks appeared to be heading to write their name on the list of two-time champions after their 2013 title, and they moved within a yard of history with less than half a minute left on the clock. But Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson’s pass to preserve New England’s 28-24 win and the rest is history. It is a clear example of the complicated task that the Chiefs will have next Sunday in Tampa Bay.
The historic contract that Mahomes He signed prior to the 2020 season, whose incentive value could exceed $ 500 million, forces him to do big things, and not sporadically, but constantly. In 2019 he became the second-youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl at age 24, behind only Ben Roethlisberger. A win in the LV edition would make him the youngest passer to win a two-time championship, surpassing for more than a year the 26 that Brady had when he beat the Eagles in the XXXIX edition and endorse his title.
Of course, the two-time championship of the Pats meant the third title for Tom Brady at just 26 years of age, and if Mahomes wants to keep up with his rival next Sunday on the historical list, his only option is to defeat Tampa Bay .
The list of teams that have conquered the Super Bowl in consecutive years:
- Packers (66 y 67)
- Dolphins (72 y 73)
- Steelers (74 y 75)
- Steelers (78 y 79)
- 49ers (88 and 89)
- Cowboys (92 y 93)
- Broncos (98 and 98)
- Patriots (02 y 03)
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